Display box



' April 6, 1943.

c. B. HOLM 2,315,999

DI S PLAY BOX Filed Sept. 18, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

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C. B. HOLM' DISPLAY BOX April 6, 1943.

Filed Sept. 18, 1939 7 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVEJVTOR. 0091/ .5. 16 0/12:

- ATTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 6, 1943 DISPLAY BOX Carl B. Hohn, Englewood, N. J assignorto International Braid Company; a corporation of MassachusettsApplication September 18, 1939, Serial No. 295,363

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a box either a folding or set up box forpackaging merchandise for sale'of a character which will be suitable torest upon a counter, table, or other similar support; and has for one ofits objects to provide such a box which may be used as a shippingcontainer for the delivery of goods to the retail merchant and tothereupon be converted into a display box for the display of suchmerchandise for sale.

Another object of the invention is to provide a box which may be foldedback upon itself to permit its different sections to be used as a standfor supporting the box.

Another object of the invention is to provide a display box which may beso shaped that advertising may be applied to the box when in1 a positionfor the display of the goods. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide a display box in which themerchandise may be readily withdrawn from the box for the purposes ofsale.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined division wallin the box and advertising tab.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, as will be more fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the box in display position;

Fig. 2 is a central sectional view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the box in position for loading;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the box in the position shown in Fig. 3and with a cover applied thereto;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of box somewhat similarto Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a central sectional view of the structure shown in Fig, 5;

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of a box showing a different manner ofattaching the division wall and tab than that shown in Fig. 5 butotherwise similar thereto;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on line 8--8 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a central sectional view of the box in fiat position withoutthe cover being applied thereto and may be either the structure shown inFig. 5 or 7;

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a still different modificationillustrating a division wall structure as formed all in one piece withthe bottom of the box.

In the shipping of certain kinds of merchandise such, for instance, asshoe laces, it is frequent topack these laces in a box in certainquantities such, for instance, as dozensor multiple dozens and touncover the box leaving the laces in an open positionfor dispensing. Anuncovered box of laces does not present a particularly attractivepackage and in order'to provide a more attractive display and easierdispensing package I have arranged a package by placing the shoe lacestherein with their ends abutted in the center of the box and then slitthe sides and folded the box back on itself so that the abutted ends ofthe laces willbe uppermost while the ends of the box serve to supportthe structure in a position from which the laces may be readilywithdrawn and in aposition to display the laces favorably upon a counteror wherever they may rest. Further, I have arranged for a tab to extendupwardly from the folded bottom upon which advertising may be providedand; yet the box is of such a character that it may be used forshipmentand is so inexpensive of construcgenerally the bottom wall of the boxwhich may be referred to as in two sections H and I2 joined along thefold line l3 which may be scored for location of its position with aslit l4 between the fold portions I3 and offset therefrom so as toprovide a tab [5 when folded along the line l3. Side walls iii areprovided for the box and extend upwardly from the bottom wall, the sidewalls being connected together by bridging portions l1 adjacent to theopposite ends of the box while end walls l8 are provided which extenddownwardly from this bridging portion to be tucked into position aboveflaps [9 also formed on the side walls l6. These bridging portions I!provide convenient pockets for the reception of shoe laces 20 betweenthe back wall and the bridging por tions as illustrated in Fig. 1. Theseend portions may be either provided so that the box may be of thefolding or set up type.

The side walls iii are slit as at 22 at diametrically opposite portionsat the extremities of the fold line I3 or there may be a perforationalong this line 22 which may be easily broken when use of the box is tobe made for display purposes.

The box in the position shown in Fig, 3 is loaded with banded pairs oflaces 20 with their ends substantially abutting at the middle of the boxand a cover 24 is positioned over this box as shown in Fig. 4 causingthe same to be in suitable form to be shipped to the user. The cover maybe removed and the perforations 22 severed, or if slits are formed thissevering will be unnecessary, whereupon the box may be bent back uponitself along the fold line I3 which will cause slit M to functionpermitting the tab id to extend upwardly along the line of section II asshown in Fig. 1, to extend above the fold line as there shown anddisplay any printed matter which may be placed thereon. In this positionthe pairs of laces may be easily withdrawn endwise from the package andyet leave the remain.-

ing pairs of laces undisturbed and in a condition of attractiveappearance.

Certain modifications of this box may be had. In place of the slittingI4 to provide the upstanding tab IS an additional piece of stock 25 maybe folded upon itself along the line 26 and stitched, stapled, glued orattached by other means to the bottom of the box as at 21, on eitherside of the fold line l3 which now extends completely across the box. Inthis way a division wall 28 (see Fig. 9) is provided at the center ofthe box to divide the end to end groups of laces and when the bottom ofthe box is folded along the line l3, the bottom of the box will be inback to back relation with the upstanding tab 25 extending above thefold to'disp'lay any printed'matter or advertising which may be placedthereon.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I have illustrated this folded portion 25 as cut toprovide tongues 29 and I have slitted as at 30 the bottom of the box sothat these tongues may extend through the slits adjacent each side ofthe box and at either side of the fold line l3.

' In both of the above cases it will be understood that the division 25will have a fold additional to the line 26 along the line 3| on eitherside to properly dispose the division when the box is in the positionshown in Fig, 9. 7

In some cases instead of having an additional piece of stock to providea division wall the folded division 32 (see Fig. 10) may be a part ofthe bot tom wall of the box with the fold again as at 33 so as todispose this fold in substantially the position as shown in Fig. 9 as adivision or to permit it to extend up as shown in Fig. 10 for thedisplay of the printed matter which may be placed thereon.

The foregoing description is directed solely to wards the constructionillustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve theprivilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the deviceis susceptible.

I claim:

A generally rectangular display box having a bottom wall and upstandingside and end walls of equal width throughout their length and of asingle thickness and a top wall provided with a centrally locatedopening therein, said side walls being slit at opposite pointsintermediate their ends, and said bottom wall being foldable along aline connecting said slit to dispose the otherpair of walls in adjacencyfor supporting the box upright the bottom wall to secure the same inplace, and a closure member for said display box having side and. endWalls and a bottom wall providing an open side for removably receivingsaid display box when said box is in unfolded position with the end wallof the closure member engaging the end walls of the box and of a depthto prevent folding of the box when the closure isin position.

' CARL B. HOLM.

